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  1. #1
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    Reassembling RubySlipperz

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    OK. Just about all done unpacking. Last step is reassembling RubySlipperz. I know I have the tools, and I know I can get all the parts into the right places, but ... There should be some fresh lubricant here and there (seat post, stem, pedals) and I don't have any. A guy at my LBS back in Madison once said I could use plain ol' petroleum jelly, but when I repeated that suggestion once in another bike shop the guy there went . So, maybe best to take Ruby to the LBS up the road here tomorrow morning and get her put together properly? What say you gals?
    Half-marathon over. Sabbatical year over. It's back to "sacking shirt and oat cakes" as they say here.

  2. #2
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    Yay! Your baby's home! I vote for taking her to the LBS. Unless you're quite confident about putting her together, in which case, I guess just buy some lube at the LBS, and get started! In any event, I'm so happy to hear that you and your bike are finally reunited.
    Run like a dachshund! Ride like a superhero! Swim like a three-legged cat!
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  3. #3
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    I second that. Then get some bike lube and cleaner at the shop so you can keep RS ship shape.
    Fancy Schmancy Custom Road bike ~ Mondonico Futura Legero
    Found on side of the road bike ~ Motobecane Mixte
    Gravel bike ~ Salsa Vaya
    Favorite bike ~ Soma Buena Vista mixte
    Folder ~ Brompton
    N+1 ~ My seat on the Rover recumbent tandem
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  4. #4
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    And then I recommend you take her out for a proper test ride....I could even volunteer to help....what say you to a ride back from Hell?! I'll pack my cycling shoes and clothes for my visit next week-end. A ride from Hell could be just the thing to get over the party feasting on Saturday night.

  5. #5
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    Sep 2005
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    OK. You're on. Assuming we find a way to safely pack the bikes without endangering all the cakes we'll be hauling (1 German Chocolate, 1 banana strawberry cream, a batch of lefse, and 4 apple pies). Oh, and the sleeping bags and clothes. Should work tho'. I think we have a 2-bike rack somewhere.
    Half-marathon over. Sabbatical year over. It's back to "sacking shirt and oat cakes" as they say here.

 

 

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